Alabama

Wichita State 37, Alabama 34, halftime

Wichita State's Garrett Stutz (41) goes up against Alabama's Chris Hines during the first half of the championship game of the men's NIT college basketball tournament Thursday, March 31, 2011, at Madison Square Garden in New York (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

NEW YORK -- The good news for Alabama in the NIT championship game: Junior forward JaMychal Green has 10 points on 4 of 4 field-goal shooting and 2 of 2 free-throw shooting.

The bad news: Green picked up his second foul in the last minute of the half.

The half ended with Wichita State leading 37-34.

It has been a frenetic pace. The Crimson Tide's vaunted defense is on pace to give up 74 points, far more than its average of 59.2 points per game.

This game could come down to depth, and that isn't good news for Alabama. Wichita State goes at least 10 players deep. Eight of them played at least nine minutes in the first half. The Shockers' bench has outscored the Tide's bench 16-2.

JT Durley, a 6-foot-8, 236-pound senior center, has done most of the damage for Wichita State. He has 11 points.

Alabama has been outrebounded 16-10.

Both teams have made 50 percent of their shots from the field. Neither is connecting from the perimeter (Wichita State 2-9, Alabama 1-5).

Green has made 4 of 4 shots from the field and 2 of 2 free-throw attempts.

Tony Mitchell has nine points for the Tide on 4 of 6 shooting. Trevor Releford has eight points, but Alabama will need scoring beyond that trio in the second half.

Besides Green, Mitchell and Hillman also have two fouls for the Tide. Gabe Blair and Aaron Ellis have two fouls each for Wichita State.